Ex-boyfriend charged with murder of student in 'throat slash' attack appears in court

MOLLY MCLAREN: Joshua Stimpson is charged with the murder of the University of Kent student

Joshua Stimpson is charged with murdering Molly, 23, at the Dockside Outlet shopping centre in Medway, Kent, last Thursday.

The 25-year-old appeared at Maidstone Crown Court on Tuesday via video link to confirm his name and address.

Molly from Cobham, near Gravesend, a University of Kent student, is thought to have had her throat slit in the car park of the retail outlet.

Woman's throat slit in Chatham, Kent: Pictures from the crime scene

Police were called to the Dockside Outlet Centre in Chatham, Kent, after a woman was murdered. A man has been arrested in connection to the crime

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Forensics officers examine the crime scene

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The court was packed with family and friends of Molly for the brief hearing.

Family and friends of Molly have set up a charity in her name to support people with eating disorders.

A JustGiving page for The Molly McLaren Foundation revealed that the young student had battled bulimia for a number of years before she embarked on her health and fitness course.

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It said: "Just the evening before Molly was taken from us, she was celebrating with her friends on her success of enrolling on a personal training course which would set her up for the lifelong commitment in health and well-being which was an extension of hercurrent degree of study.